Maintenance
Maintenance Safety
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Battery electrolyte contains sulphuric acid. It can burn you if it touches your skin or eyes. Wear goggles.
Handle the battery carefully to prevent spillage. Keep metallic items (watches, rings, zips etc) away from
the battery terminals. Such items could short the terminals and burn you.
Set all switches to off before disconnecting and connecting the battery. When disconnecting the battery,
take off the earth (-) lead first.
Re-charge the battery away from the machine, in a well ventilated area. Switch the charging circuit off before
connecting or disconnecting the battery. When you have installed the battery in the machine, wait 5min
before connecting it up.
When reconnecting, attach the positive (+) lead first.
WARNING Battery electrolyte is toxic and corrosive. Do not breathe the gases given off by the battery. Keep
the electrolyte away from your clothes, skin, mouth and eyes. Wear safety glasses.
CAUTION Understand the electrical circuit before connecting or disconnecting an electrical component. A
wrong connection can cause injury and/or damage.
Notice: Do not disconnect the battery while the engine is running, otherwise the electrical circuits may
be damaged.
CAUTION The machine is negatively earthed. Always connect the negative pole of the battery to earth.
When connecting the battery, connect the earth (-) lead last.
When disconnecting the battery, disconnect the earth (-) lead first.
DANGER If you try to charge a frozen battery, or jump start and run the engine, the battery could explode.
Do not use a battery if its electrolyte is frozen. To prevent the battery electrolyte from freezing, keep the
battery at full charge.
Notice: Before carrying out arc welding on the machine, disconnect the battery and alternator to protect
the circuits and components. The battery must still be disconnected even if a battery isolator is installed.
Warning Symbols
The following warning symbols may be found on the battery.
Figure 70.
A Keep away from children B Shield eyes
C No smoking, no naked flames, no sparks D Explosive gas
E Battery acid F Note operating instructions
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